Remembering Woodstock: Peace, love and music

Today is the anniversary of the iconic music festival held August 15th to 18th, 1969. The event was originally billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music." It took place on a 600-acre dairy farm in the Catskills in Bethel, New York -- just short of 50 miles southwest of Woodstock, New York.

During the event, 32 acts performed outdoors in front of an audience of nearly 400,000 people. Performers included Santana, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, and more.

Woodstock is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history. Rolling Stone even listed it as one of the "50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll." The event was even captured in the Academy Award-winning documentary "Woodstock" in 1970.

Celebrate Woodstock by looking through some the festival's most iconic moments:

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Woodstock Festival - August, 1969

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Remembering Woodstock: Peace, love and music

A group of people listening to the music at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair and enjoying the relaxing atmosphere.

Two festival goers who found Woodstock too much lying comatose on the bonnet and roof of their Volkswagen Beetle.

A group of friends sitting by their car at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair. One of them is giving a peace sign.